Category: Life

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DAVID BOWIE – A LONDON DAY – At the Fitrzrovia Chapel

I read about this exhibition a few months ago, primarily as I was trying to find any excuse to visit the Fitzrovia Chapel. Having previously tried to visit earlier in the week, I managed to find time on Sunday after multiple drenchings on a walking tour and various other ordeals that one only seems to… Continue reading DAVID BOWIE – A LONDON DAY – At the Fitrzrovia Chapel

The Red Carpet Premiere of the new Netflix series, The Gentlemen

One of my favourite films of the last few years is The Gentlemen. I watched it several times during Covid in an empty cinema and when I could, I went out to visit one or two of the locations I wasn’t familiar with. It’s a hilarious, stylish and sometimes very violent London gangster film by… Continue reading The Red Carpet Premiere of the new Netflix series, The Gentlemen

Wading through floods to find a 1300 year old border

Two weeks ago my car had its annual MOT inspection. The garage I have been using for 20 years had moved during Covid and me being a loyal type and the mechanic being amazing, I decided it was worth going to his new premises about 15 miles away. When I arrived at the garage I… Continue reading Wading through floods to find a 1300 year old border

New London Overground names revealed

Most people are familiar with the London Underground map. It’s one of the most used, recognised and perhaps even loved designs ever used in travel. That famous old map doesn’t really tell the whole story though. Aside from the countless commuter lines and intercity lines which most foreign visitors would never use and so are… Continue reading New London Overground names revealed

Face to mask with a WW1 Gashood

Despite walking round London over 300 days a year for 11 years, the amount of times I’ve been there just for fun like a local or tourist could be counted on one hand. I’ve not been in Buckingham Palace, until last year I’d not been to a West End Show for 16 years nor eaten… Continue reading Face to mask with a WW1 Gashood

The Holdovers Film Review

The last really great film I watched was Saltburn which was shockingly unique and often simply shocking. I remember when sitting down to watch Saltburn there was a trailer for The Holdovers and I made a mental note that this film was just my cup of tea.  Nobody likes teacher Paul Hunham who is fantastically played… Continue reading The Holdovers Film Review

Don’t tell him Pike!

The Home Guard (initially Local Defence Volunteers) was an armed citizen militia supporting the army during WW2. Operational from 1940 to 1944, the Home Guard had 1.5 million local volunteers otherwise ineligible for military service, such as those who were too young or too old to join the regular armed forced (regular military service was restricted to those aged 18 to… Continue reading Don’t tell him Pike!

2024 Elections

In 2024, more than half the planet will vote in elections. However not all elections are equal and whilst the better ones can completely change the course of a country or even the world, others are little more than a farcical sham. The dark burgundy circles represent good and almost ideal democracies despite the best efforts… Continue reading 2024 Elections

Wild about babies!

18 months or so ago I wrote about some wonderful public art in Paternoster Square near St Pauls https://stephenliddell.co.uk/2022/06/16/the-wildlife-table-of-love-in-paternoster-square/  which led to a further post on https://stephenliddell.co.uk/2022/06/27/rabbitwoman-and-dogman/#:~:text=As%20unlikely%20animal%20kingdom%20companions,as%20well%20as%20an%20individual. Over the last year or two, I’ve seen Rabbitwoman and Dogman appear temporarily in new places around London but last week and actually the first day after their… Continue reading Wild about babies!